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‘He paints with light!’ Talking Slade with influential rock ‘n’ roll photographer Gered Mankowitz
In which Malcolm Wyatt publishes further excerpts from Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade, in this case the full-length version of his late April 2023 feature/interview with esteemed South East Cornwall-based photographer Gered Mankowitz In Gered Mankowitz: Rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Scott, Bilston, Chas Chandler, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Gered Mankowitz, Jim lea, Jimi Hendrix, Kenneth Williams, Noddy Holder, photography, Rock and Roll Photography, Rolling Stones, Slade, Slade in Flame, Suzi Quatro, The Beatles, The Monkees, Tony Hancock, Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade, wolverhampton
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From Stanhope Place to Richfield Avenue: Ambrose Slade: Beginnings and Slade: Alive! At Reading – the WriteWyattUK review
It’s odd to think there were merely 11 and a quarter years between the release of Beginnings, the debut LP from the classic fourpiece that became Slade, and the band’s show-stealing 1980 Reading Festival performance, credited with relaunching their career … Continue reading
Pies, Peas, Performances and Paul – in conversation with Paul Cookson, the poet touched by the band of Nod
Paul Cookson was at home in Nottinghamshire when I called his number on the lead-up to the publication of Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade, taking a breather between back-to-back school visits and social engagements, planning his next … Continue reading
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Tagged Back Home, Brooks Williams, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Edge Hill University, Everton, Hellfire Preachers, Henry Priestman, Jim lea, lancashire, Les Glover, Miles Hunt, National Football Museum, Noddy Holder, Nottinghamshire, Occasional Flames, Paul Cookson, Penwortham, Pies Peas and Performances, Retford, Slade, slady, Stan Cullimore, The Amber List, Top of the Pops, walmer Bridge, Walsall Town Hall, Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade
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Keeping the Noize alive – the Slady feature/interview
The majority of this interview came together as I threw myself deeper and deeper into writing, researching and editing Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade. And while this scribe rarely warms to covers and tribute bands (although there … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Hackett, Camden, Danie Cox, Dave Hill, Dave Kemp, David Woodcock, Don Powell, Dublin Castle, Gobby holder, Jem Lea, Jim lea, London, Noddy Holder, Rock 'n' Roll Book Club, Slade, slady, The Featherz, Wendy solomon, Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade
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The call of home is loud… still as loud – a 77th birthday salute to Slade legend Don Powell
If you follow my social media, you’ll know I’ve become a little distracted across 2023, not least through completing Wild! Wild! Wild! A People’s History of Slade (available direct from the publisher via this link). And while this may sound … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, A People's History of Slade, Andy Scott, Bilston, Bob Young, Clem Cattini, Dave Hill, Dave Kemp, Denmark, Don Powell, Gered Mankowitz, Graham Swinnerton, Jim lea, John Coghlan, Johnny Howells, Lindisfarne, Margate, Mick Marson, Noddy Holder, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Laidlaw, Reading Festival, Silkeborg, Slade, Spenwood books, Status Quo, Suzi Quatro, Sweet, Wild! Wild! Wild!, wolverhampton
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Tom Seals Presents Noddy Holder – The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays
I was in the presence of rock ‘n’ roll royalty last night, following a late doors opportunity to see the living legend that is Noddy Holder, in a welcome stage return for this international treasure. It’s become something of a … Continue reading
Waiting for the family to arrive – back in touch with Don Powell
If it’s Christmas, it must be time for another chat with a member of glam-rock legends Slade. And it seems that drumming colossus Don Powell has had another happening year. While the credits on 1973 classic ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ read … Continue reading
Slade’s ultimate rockin’ survivor – back in touch with Don Powell
It was a grey and overcast day in Silkeborg, but Don Powell wasn’t overly bothered about that. “It’s just grey skies here, a bit overcast, but whatever. We’ve been pretty lucky here really, and after spending quite a bit of … Continue reading
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Tagged 'N Betweens, Bilston, Birmingham, Black Country, Caravan, Chas Chandler, Clem Cattini, Coronavirus, Dapple Rose, Dave Hill, Dave Kemp, Denmark, Don Powell, Ex-Men, Jim lea, Know Who You Are, Lindisfarne, Merry Xmas Everybody, Noddy Holder, Ozzy Osbourne, Play It Loud, Pouk Hill, Ringo Starr, Sara Cox, Silkeborg, Simon Kirke, Slade, St Louis, Status Quo, The Beatles, The Eagles, The glam, the Vendors
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